HMRC MTD VAT System Downtime: 13-15th Dec 2025

Scheduled Downtime for HMRC MTD VAT System – Saturday, 13th to Monday, 15th December 2025

Important HMRC MTD VAT Maintenance Notice

HMRC has scheduled essential maintenance for the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT system from Saturday, 13th December 2025 at 16:00 until Monday, 15th December 2025 at 09:30.

During this period, there will be temporary service downtime, and HMRC’s online VAT services will be unavailable.

Impact on Magic Tax users

As Magic Tax relies on the HMRC MTD (VAT) system being operational, our service will also be impacted by this scheduled downtime.

The Magic Tax platform will be temporarily inaccessible between:

Saturday, 13th December 2025 at 16:00 – Monday, 15th December 2025 at 09:30

What You Need to Know

During the maintenance window:

  • Access to HMRC MTD (VAT) accounts will be temporarily unavailable.
  • We strongly recommend that Magic Tax users avoid attempting to log in or file VAT submissions during this period to prevent any disruptions.

Stay Updated on HMRC System Maintenance

HMRC apologises for any inconvenience caused by this necessary maintenance. For real-time updates on this and other planned system upgrades, please visit HMRC’s service availability and issues.

Thank You for Your Understanding

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to ensure that the Magic Tax platform remains fully functional after this scheduled maintenance.


Looking for more information?

The Magic Tax team are ready and willing to help with any issues.

If you need help with the functionality of Magic Tax, please get in touch with our Support team here, giving as much detail as possible.

Read more information about HMRC’s planned system downtime here.

If HMRC’s system is down, the Magic Tax solution will be too, as our solution relies on their system being operational.

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Nicki Smith
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